A chess-playing robot broke a boy’s finger during a match in Russia last week. The information was confirmed by the president of the Moscow Chess Federation to the state news agency TASS Media.
Sergey Lazarev said the incident took place at the Moscow Chess Open after the boy rushed the robot. “A robot broke a child’s finger – this is obviously bad,” said Lazarev.
“The robot was rented by us, it has been displayed in many places by experts for a long time. Apparently, the operators ignored some flaws. The child made a move, and after that it is necessary to give the robot time to respond, but the boy hurried, the robot grabbed him. We have nothing to do with the robot.”
The child continued to compete in the tournament after his finger was in a cast, Lazarev said Thursday. The incident took place last Tuesday (19).
“The child played the next day, finished the tournament in a cast and volunteers helped record the plays,” added Lazarev.
“We will coordinate to understand what happened and try to help [a família] any way we can. And robot operators, apparently, will have to think about strengthening protection so that such a situation does not happen again.”
Video posted on the Baza Telegram channel shows the robot grabbing the boy’s finger. After a brief struggle, several passersby help to release the child’s hand and move him away from the table.
“The robot didn’t like such a rush – he grabbed the boy’s index finger and squeezed it hard. Spectators rushed to help and took the young player’s finger, but the fracture could not be avoided,” Baza Telegram said.
The Moscow Chess Open took place in the Russian capital from the 13th to the 21st of July.
Source: CNN Brasil
